Reeling device



Oct. 20, 1931. L.. T. PARKER 1,827,855

REELING DEVICE Filed Maron 15, 192e 2 sheets-sneer 1 :s dzjx 21 ATTORNEY Oct. 2 0, 1931. L. T. PARKER 1,827,855

REELING DEVICE Filed March 15, 192s 2 sheets-sheer 2 INVENTOR Z. Zfarkelf' I ATTORNEY Patented ct. 2:0, 1931 LEE 'fr'. PARKER, oF WEscr.` ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, kAssicfNoE'ro AMEEICANNELEPHONE v AND` TELEGEAPH COMPANY, A coEroEAfrroN'oE NEW Yom; f

and,`more particularly, to power reeling devices ofthe collapsibletype; I

An object of the inventionconsists inthe provision of a reel lwhichis ladapted' to be attachedto orremoved Afrom a power shaft in ka simple and expeditious manner; ,l A Another object lconsistsinjproviding such reel with collapsible mechanism by which a coil of wire, orlike material, may be bodily removed or placed inpositi'on on said reel.' A further object consistsin the provision of la lreel of acompact andrugged structure, which is reliable andfcomparatively inexpensive to manufacture.`v l l *Th-ese and. further objects will b'e apparent from thel following description, when considered .inl connection l.with lthe vaccompanying 'drawings,in' which one' modiiication'of the invention illustrated. i

' Referring to the drawings,fFigure 1. is a'.

crosssection of the improved Areel as applied to the end of al winch shaft, showingthe col'- lapsed fp ositionv of, the device in vdotted lines,

. and its operating'positionin rfull line's;Fig.

elevation lookingy fromthe right P 2 is'an end of Fig, l; Fig; v3 is an en'd 'elevation looking from the left ofFi'g. 1,'.and Fig. 4 is anenlarged detail lin perspective, showing the locking mechanism of the sliding spiderv of l the reel.

The reel consists ofa'central shaft orspin-` dle 4'5. which may be' composed of' seamless steel tubing, and isshown 'asapplied to the end of ka power,s'haft'b.` fThe diameterof the leftendof the reel shaft 5l is enlarged bythe provision' of outer concentricvfsections `7 of Yseamless'. tubing. These sections may.beweld"- 'ed' or otherwise aiiixed to` theend ofthe lshaft v5.V This lform ofreenforcement may be made tothe ends-,of the shaft 5 in order to provide .two longitudinal slots 8V which are diametri? cally opposed'to each other'. The slots servey to engage 'extendsthrough thefshaft.' The *slots 8 have '""ri' htangle'bendfat oneend, and are also provided with aicutafw'ay portion torformy a lseat, forfthe pin 9. A spring 10`is under oomipress'ifovnand forces the'jpower shaft pin 9 into 'the cutaway portion. Qliegend,V ofthe' andthestop 'plate 15. This-"stopV plate 15may Afrom rotating vonv the shaft y -REELJING EEVICE Applctianmeii muchisima, serviailnuesiiso?. e

spring 10 is securedby al pin 11 which extendsfthroughthe'reel shaft 5. Y

, The reel is r Vmo'untedo-n 'thefouter endiof the shaftf and is provided with an inner or fixed spider 12 and anouter orsli'ding spider 13.'` with' a plurality of coincidingfand circumferentially'spacedarms which radiate from a central hub, and are interconnected by a Web extendingradially from thehub.j The arms of the inner spider 12 are of greaterlength than thea'rms of itsf'com'panion member 13, andthe extremitieslofthe arms of each member'are bifurcated', fas will be presently referredto. Y' The'inner'y spider 12 is axed to thereelshaft 5v lby thepin 14;. The outer spider 13f'is 'movable' longitudinally Von the endl of the-shaft,- itsrange of movement bef ingvbetween'theend o'f the-hub of spider 12 be in the form? of anut which is provide'd'with ,fanextended VcasingV screwed into the end ofthe reel shaft. The'spider 13 is prevented l y5 by meansof a pin 18which extends through its hub.y This e 'in 18 slides in Aa slot- 19, positioned longitudinally on the'shaft, in accordance with-the 'movement of the spider 13.

v Plates-or Vwire supports 16 substantially in the fo'rmof arcuatesegments' are spacedcirL The spidersiare each provided eis Ato if v'c'umferentiallyiin accordance with eachgpair o'f coincidingarmsof the spiders 12 andil3. Y

These plates or supports are provided "at eachy end wlthf perforated flanges, and Y one endy Valso carries an lnner reel arm 16. "i -One of the angesozffsaid'plates or supports is pivotallyfconnectedkwith the bifurcated end 'of its associatedarnrof the spider 12;* Thel '-otherlange'of'the plate orsupportv is pivotfly'- c nnected'lwith the approximate inid- Y Y Y Y I ipointofanouterfreel arm 17,whil`e one of the extremities-,ofthese latter' vinembersis pivotally connected withv the' bifurcated end of the'outer or movable spider 13. The reel arms' 167 and 17 extend upwardly fromv the supports 16 and serve tov confine the vwire as vit is wound'betweenthem lon said supports.

yThey pivotalorilink connection of the'mova- "13 [and: reel k arms 17, .and 'the' con- Ynection'betweenl the vreel arms .17 and the ,l

vvire supports 16 arein a line perpendicular to the axis of the reel shaft 5. VThis arrangement forms a toggle which, when collapsed or broken, assumes they position shown by dotted lines in `F ig. 1. This rcollapse permits theV coil of Wire or ropeV which may be Wound on Vvthe reel to be bodily and readily removed. .p y y y.

The reel is, `inthe present -i1'1stancev shown as having spiders vprovidedwith six arms exftending radially from a central hub or shaft. These arms cooperate with each other to form a Wire support Whosearcuate segmentsA ta-tably mounted on a `ho'lt'21.A `Tlhe bolt is secured to a casing threaded into the end of the .shaft 5, andthe stop plate forms an outer cover for such casing- A s` irai'spring 22 is positioned on the bolt 21 Witiiin the eas-V ingandprovides compression to rictienally engage the end of the handle, which extends through the platel into 'the casing, to pre-` p vent said handle Vfrom turni-ng under vibration.V The handle 2O is Vprovided With lpr jecting Vextensions which` terminate fingers 23, Whiclrare oppositely positioned Withre:

spe-.ct ,to eac-h other. The iingers 23 have ends Twhich are inwardly 'turned toward eachV other 1and engage `helical grooves 2 4., 24,7as

f llic more clearly indicated .in Fig. l. The tyvo helical groovesf24,24;extend only half the distance about, andare positioned approximately 180o apart With respect ito eachother on the hub. `The grooves are open -at the end ofthe hub topermit a greater longitudinal Vmoyement of the movable spider than thef incline of the grooves would otherW-isepery vThen the reelfis inV 'an opera-ting -or ex- .tended position, a left hand orcounter-clockz510 i Wiserotationof the handle20 causes its fingers23, f23'to bear against the respective vin- V4ner sides ofthe grooves r2l, i124.. Vflf-his action fforces the sliding spider inwardlyl on the reel sha-ft, and breaks the previously men' xtioned toggle; 'This movementof the .handle .2O causes the movablel spider IS-to `travel .about haltA its range of movement. The remainder of travel of the spider vis caused rb y the Weight of the Wire 4on the V.reel,for-by .a

,slight pressure by the operator on the movable spiderito cause its-extreme collapse.

In Vextending the reel. from Vcollapsed i position, ,the pperatorpulls jthe ,movable spi( er' outwardly until the tvvo` fingers l23 of the yhandle" enter the grooves 24, 221.

cause the sliding' spiderto move inwardly and rotate the control handle 20.

Tliereel is placed in position for operating by sliding its hollow shaft 5 over the end of thepower shaft @so that the ends of the fixed pin yof the ,power shaft enter. tWo opposite grooves 8, Soi the reel shaft. 4The reel is thrust onthe power shaft as :far as possi-ble, thns placing compression "in the spring i0. The Vshaft is then 'turned ina left orcounterclockwise direction 'so that the ends foi the iix'e'd pin in the power shaft 'engage Athe cntaway portions ofthe angular grooves located at the 'end of the grooves 8, 8. With the reel mounted `on `the power 'shaft and in an operating position,Y as shown in-Figpi-an end of the rope, Wir-enr other material to be 'coiledon the reel is ti'eclto one 'arm of the l xed 'spi-der. Power Vis then appied through the shaft, to the reel sha `connected to the `fixed .spider 12, through 'the driving Y pin 14 'Which secures the iixe'd spider to the reel shaft. The reel is turned in this instance in a clockwise direction. When the "reel has become 'filled YWit-li l wire jor rope or the like, 'it stopped, and it is ^de sired several Vti'e'tvires may be lashed 1aloout 'the 'coil to lkeep it in shape, and the 'end detached froni'tne arm'oi the fixed:spielen The 'control handle is then 'rotated 'in va mounten clockwise direction, vv'vliich lbreaks. the toggle and permitsthe rreelto v collapse to the position shown hyclotterl lines in'Fig. .1. The coil may be then removed, and the lreei :extended to its 'normal or operating position, as pre- *vioii'sl'y described What claimedis :V I Y 1. A reelr *oinpri 'ng a hub having a iixed `spider 'anda movable spider, each'spider having lparallel arms 'extending `ttroin "said lhuh, Vsheffito fvvhlch 4onefofjsairl spiders is iixed., the other ilib 'being s'lidable upon said shaft, Ya sectional rim tetvveenthe rarias fof the spia* erste "form 'a support 'to Wind 'a coil oiwvire,

an. extension "from the I'ends foiA eachsectional `rim toiconfine said coil therebetween, means Vo'r Vasso'ciatm"g thesetionajl rlmfvvith the "arms of 'the spiders in toggle connectionand locking 'means ooaxially inounte'l 'with respect `to ther shait and en'gaging -thenrovable `huh, said locking means rbein-g;rotatahle vindependently Jo'ffthel 'shaft "to slide ithegnovable' 'hu-b 'alongt'he shaft Yto collapse said rim 4fand said extensi'onsjto permit the release 'of thelcoil oltWii-e formed y Y on "said -inetvv,een

said 'extensions'.

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2. A reel comprising a ixedspider and a each having parallel arms.

movable spider, extending from a central hub, a shaft tp which one of said hubs is xed, the other hub being slidable upon said shaft, sectional rim members, each having one end pivoted to an arm of the spider with the xed hub, Veach 'Y rim member having a xed projecting arm extending at an angle thereto and forming a retaining member at one side of the reel, a single toggle link extending from each arm" of the spider With the movable hub and di-V rectly pivoted to the opposite end of the corresponding rim member, and arms associated with said last-mentioned ends of said rim members to form retaining members for the corresponding side of the reel. Y

3. A reel comprising a fixed spider and a movable spider, each having parallel arms Y arm of the spider With the fixed hub, each rim member having a fixed projecting arm` extending from` a central hub, a shaft to which one of said hubs is fixed, the other hub being slidable upon said shaft, sectional riml members, each having one end pivoted to an extending at an angle thereto and forming a retaining member at one side of the reel, a

single toggle link extending from eacharm of the spider Withtle movable hub and directly pivoted to the opposite end of the corresponding rim member, and extension arms; f

integral with said-toggle links and extends ing beyond the pivotal points of said rimv members to form retaining members for the corresponding side of the reel. v

In testimony whereof, I have signed my' name to this specification this 14th day of l March 1928. s

LEE PARKER. 

